Learn How to Make the Best Facebook Fanpages

I was sitting at my computer today, looking through all of the fan pages on Facebook. There are quite a few of them. It would seem that there is a fan page for almost anything that you can imagine. I have quite a few interests so I thought I would try to stump Facebook and search for a fan page that doesn’t exist. Lt me see, what obscure interests do I have? Well let’s see. I am a 47 year old African American male. Let me see if there is a fan page for my grade school. I looked for the Catholic grade school where I attended grade school, and sure enough there it is. Ok that probably wasn’t obscure enough. Hmm… I see there are even quite a few of my old grade school friends there who have made posts. I will get back to them

Ok. I’m sure this is a softball. I enjoy fantasy art. Yes there is a fan page for that. Photography is pretty easy. I looked up several of my favorite photography suppliers and they all have fan pages, plus some of the photographers that I love and admire. All have fan pages. Is there anything that doesn’t have a fan page? Ok. Here is one. I would like to get a Bernese Mountain Dog. Yep the Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America has a fan page. I will keep that one in mind. How about a fan page for Phoenix Light Rail commuters. Let me see… yep they have one. Looks pretty informative too. Ok, I’ve got to make this hard. What is something I am interested in that won’t have a fan page? Ok, there is a big hole in Bisbee Arizona that you can see from space (or so they say). Is there a fan page for that? Wow!! There is even a fan page for the Lavender Pit (What I call the big hole) in Bisbee, Arizona. Now to be accurate only four people like it. But there is a fan page. Ok, here is one. Maybe this will stump Facebook. There is a company in Tempe that sells “pirate supplies”, yes “pirate supplies”. I think it is called PurePirate. Well what do you know. There is a fan page for PurePirate.com who woulda knew? Even a fan page for a company that sells “pirate supplies”

Facebook has become the premier way to promote oneself. So I guess if you want to promote anything you have to make sure you have a fan page on Facebook. In the previous post I have some info on how to make better fan pages. Read those posts over again and put what I suggested into practice. If a person want to promote, using Facebook fan pages is the way to go!

TIP #4: LESS IS MORE

Regular posts and fresh and frequent Newsfeeds is a “no-brainer” to build, boost and maintain your numbers. BUT more than two posts per dayis too much (unless you’re a media company) and bombarding your followers with posts may make you seem needy/desperate and, according to research, less relevant to fans. Your best pointers to keep in mind here are:

“More than two posts per day is too much!”

Post 2 or 3 updates at most per day

Schedule your posts with enough time in between to your audience time to process and engage

Try sending your updates/shares at the same times everyday

LAST BUT DEFINITELY NOT LEAST! HAVE FUN & DON’T FORGET WHAT YOU CAME FOR!

And while you’re having such a blast entertaining and intriguing your audience, remember what you’re there for…. Sell your goods!

TIP#3: CASH IN ON CONTENT

Sports- Illustrated Swimwear: Engaging Content

Karatemart.com featured on profile newsfeed.

Karatemart.com Feature Video

Gameloft Entertaining Audience

How? Easy! Provide diverse content – work at keeping your posts fresh and entertaining. Don’t keep it all to yourself! SHARE stories, pictures, videos. Scandalize if you must! (Err… just take care because scandalizing is not the same as mud-slinging, which never really works in your favor!)

I’m talking about that: “How To Get Promoted within Two Weeks of Landing the Job,” article that gets shared and forwarded and re-posted- YES – that goes viral on every professional network dreamed of! Captivating content is what catches your audiences and keeps them coming to your Facebook Page, just as it’s critical to your SEO campaigns. So make them look and keep them mesmerized by mixing up the freshest posts and sizzling content. Give your viewers:

TIP #1: PIMP YOUR LANDING PAGE

To make better fan pages, start by optimizing your landing page for your audience by pimping it to maximize its pulling power! You’ve created a presence so now it’s time to step up and bring it – blaze you logo boldly on your landing page to start off and set it off with graphics and visuals that accentuate and amplify its message! No use having a deathly-drab landing page that confounds the living daylights out of your audience as to what exactly it is that who on earth is doing there! Make it clear, clever and charismatic.

Tantalize Your Viewers

“Make it clear, clever and charismatic.”

Tease your audience with tidbits of what they can expect on your page

Communicate what your business/service/page is about, clearly and concisely.

Your viewers should understand this almostat-a-glanceso keep it simple but sharp!

Direct them to the most important areas which you want them to look at first.

Send them to the company info page for starters and make sure info is up to-the-minute and 100% correct

YOU’VE LAUNCHED YOUR FANPAGE! CONGRATULATIONS!

Getting a Facebook Page up-and-out-there in the social media realm is a Jamie Oliver easy-peasy nowadays. Making better fan pages… well, that’s another story! Everybody and their uncle is getting one and you’d probably be able to have one up and running in less than 15 minutes as a novice. The tricky part is getting your audience to sit bolt-straight in their ergo-office chairs, ears piqued and eyes super-glued to your posts. Yes, that is quite another story.

Karatemart.com on Facebook

Sports Illustrated Swimwear: Captivating Header Visuals

Narnia Fan Page

Sports Illustrated Swimwear: Super-Hot Landing Page

Looking at the SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIMSUIT Fan Page above, it’s easy to gauge what they doing right. Sure, swimwear – it’s a hot topic but that doesn’t mean this social media team are resting on their laurels and they’re fully in tune with what their viewers are looking for. Everything about the site sizzles!

I think that it’s safe to assume that by this point, you have a Facebook fan page built and looking pretty sharp. The next step is to get people to like your fan page. If you’ve been playing around with Facebook for a little while now, you probably realize that it is easier said than done. This morning, I found a really good video on YouTube by a guy named David Haines who is kind enough to share his insight into this matter. I hope you enjoy the video!

If you have anymore ideas on how to get people to like your Facebook fan page, let us know in the comments below or email me so that I can share the information with our readers.

Just incase you don’t already have a facebook fanpage already setup, I did a quick search of YouTube to find a video that I thought would quickly explain how to put one together. I will spend a lot of time in the future explaining how to make them better and promote them, but I thought this video would at least get you started. Enjoy!

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